Spirit of Dublin Christmas craft fair kicks off in Teeling Whiskey Distillery tomorrow where both food and drink will be well represented

There's cheese from Corleggy and The Little Milk Company and sweet treats by Delish Melish

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By Aran Brazil

6th December 2018, 11:15 pm

Updated: 7th December 2018, 2:59 pm

DUBLIN Flea, the Brocante market, the Green Door and the Dublin Food Co-Op can no longer call Newmarket Square home due to the redevelopment of its buildings for commercial property and student residences.

But at least one resident of the Square can still hold the torch, and open its doors so that small and artisanal producers can set up shop.

Both food and drink are well represented with local brewers Dot Brew, Dublin City Gin and the Porterhouse brewery pouring on site, as well as Donegal's Kinnegar Brewery and Cork's Kinsale Mead Co.

There's cheese from Corleggy and The Little Milk Company, sweet treats by Delish Melish and That Cupcake Bloke, while chocoholics can get their fix from the Proper Chocolate Company stand.

Perhaps most interestingly is raw honey producer Olly's Farm, who has set up several bee hives all over Dublin, including on the Teeling distillery roof to make Distillery Roof Honey exclusively for the Teeling gift shop.

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The biggest draw for any whiskey lover is the last chance to pick up a bottle of Teeling Single Pot Still Batch 1, the first Dublin-produced whiskey in more than 40 years.

It's still available in extremely limited amounts in the distillery shop.

The 6,000-bottle run was eagerly snapped up by whiskey lovers, many of whom plan to watch the distillery's progress closely as the company releases its batches — allows punters to see and taste first-hand the effect that barrel-ageing has.